
How To Make Spicy Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Surprise your family with these chocolate cookies. They are inspired by Mexican flavors and have a healthy kick of spice, thanks to the added cayenne.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1¾cupswhite sugar,divided
- 1cupsoftened butter
- 1tspvanilla extract
- ½tspsea salt
- 2large eggs
- 2tspcream of tartar
- 1tspbaking soda
- ½cupunsweetened cocoa powder
- 1tspground cinnamon,divided
- ½tspcayenne pepper
- 2¼cupsall-purpose flour
- 1cupsemisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Beat 1½ cups sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs; add cream of tartar and baking soda. Beat in cocoa powder, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and cayenne powder. Beat in flour. Stir chocolate chips into the dough.
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Mix remaining ¼ cup sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl.
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Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls. Roll balls in the sugar-cinnamon mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until centers are set and edges crack slightly. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 213.09kcal
- Fat:Â 10.60g
- Saturated Fat:Â 6.43g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.31g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 2.95g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 0.50g
- Carbohydrates:Â 29.49g
- Fiber:Â 1.47g
- Sugar:Â 18.60g
- Protein:Â 2.48g
- Cholesterol:Â 35.84mg
- Sodium:Â 100.31mg
- Calcium:Â 12.31mg
- Potassium:Â 117.21mg
- Iron:Â 1.12mg
- Vitamin A: 72.16µg
- Vitamin C:Â 0.03mg
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